Customer reviews for 48 in. Tow Lawn Dethatcher

Agri-Fab 48 in. Tow Lawn Dethatcher is perfect for the larger gardens with its twenty four heat treated tines that are three sixteenth in diameter each. Ideal for bringing matted layers of thatch and large clippings to the surface. Has a simple to use cantilever transport handle for easy raising and lowering.

Good Quality for the price

Assembling the product was challenging and some nuts & bolts were missing. It worked very well on my lawn. I used it on my lawn for the first time in 30 years and it really performed well. I had to print out instructions from the website which made assembly a little easier.

Good At What It Does

Got it last week. No problem putting it together, had a bolt and a couple of nuts left over after putting it together correctly. Used it on bumpy at times 3/4 acre yard. First used 2 patio stones @ 17 lbs. each, Way too much weight as it dug up soft grass, was better without weight (YMMV).Got up lots of thatch, but to get even more you should go in different directions a number of times. May have to stop often to clean the tines as they get clogged, as a previous reviewer said, backing up slightly makes it easier to clean.Bottom line, so far it has done a good job for the money.

Agri-Fab 48" tow dethatcher #45-0295

The assembly was easy to follow. I would recommend using a drift to seat the tabs down that hold the tines instead of the screwdriver method in the instructions. That's just a hint. It keeps them from rattling a lot less.The Dethatcher performed better than I thought it would. I was cleaning the tines out every few passes at first. I had a couple of hang weight's for my John Deere lawn tractor that I used for weighting the unit instead of bricks or patio stones that others and the directions suggested. They worked great. They weigh 42 lbs each so just one weight was all that was needed for my lawn.My only suggestion for Agri-Fab would be to elongate the notch better for the handle being raised. It never happened to me but with weight on the unit it tends to lean a little when raised.(Hint) The directions for use do not suggest this but in my experience if you back up slightly when before you are ready to clean out the tines, you'll find it much easier than try to pull the thatch out by just lifting the unit up and pulling it out.The unit seems well made and some thought was put into assembling it. All the parts were included along with clear directions. I assembled this on a bench instead of on the ground for my use. A well made nice unit. I recommend.

Does a good job!

I put 2 22lb landscaping blocks on top of it and it did a good job. Not quite as good as a powerrake but it was much easier being able to pull it behind my lawnmower instead of having to use a powerrake.

Works well, but be advised:

With a moderate level of complexity, the dethatcher went together. However, the illustrations, and parts list, in the included manual were all wrong. After downloading the correct info from Agri-Fab's site, all was well. As others have stated, you must place some weight on top of the unit to properly dethatch your lawn. All in all, well worth the money.

Great Value

I'm not sure why other reviews say that it's difficult to assemble. If you are mechanically inclined it a breeze to put together. Once it's assembled it works perfectly. The only possible minor issue is the lever that raises the tynes is a little difficlut to release to lower them. Otherwise I think it's a good product that do4es what it is intended to do at a great value.

Excellent Product

This thing rocks!! My lawn looked terrible from the very dry summer. I received the dethatcher less than 3 days after I ordered it (free shipping BTW). After a single use, I couldn't believe how much old, dead grass came up. I overseeded after dethatching and my lawn looks great! I'm ready for the winter and look forward to seeing how the lawn looks next spring.

Works well

Much better than the dethatcher I used to have. Works well on our centipede and zoysia with 8.8 lbs. plates on both sides. Would be nice if there were more/bigger holes to run a bolt through to hold the plates in place. Easy to raise the deck for crossing pavement and taking to neighbors' homes. Several of them want me to do their yards now, too.

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Review 20 for 48 in. Tow Lawn Dethatcher

Mark

from Crete, Illinois

nice unit at the rite price

I did my back yard 10,00 square feet, with my garden tractor and it came out fine, you need to get the dethatcher level with whatever is towing it and it just goes, clean the tines occationally, go cross ways, up and down the yard and you will get it done. I thought about renting one but it was more than this cost. I also get to keep this when I'm done so I can use it again. A very good value.